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The armour of light
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Follett, Ken

The armour of light / Ken Follett

London : Macmillan, 2023

The turn of the screw
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James, Henry

The turn of the screw / Henry James

Bulgaria : Digibooks OOD, [2022?]

Middle England
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Coe, Jonathan

Middle England / Jonathan Coe

Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 2019

Abstract: Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and London, where frenzied riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through a time of immense change. There are newlyweds Ian and Sophie, who disagree about the future of the country and, possibly, the future of their relationship; Doug, the political commentator who writes impassioned columns about austerity from his Chelsea townhouse, and his radical teenage daughter who will stop at nothing in her quest for social justice; Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparently doomed new career in middle age, and his father Colin, whose last wish is to vote in the European referendum. And within all these lives is the story of modern England: a story of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Following in the footsteps of The Rotters' Club and The Closed Circle, Jonathan Coe's new novel is the novel for our strange new times.

And then there were none
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Christie, Agatha

And then there were none / Agatha Christie

80th anniversary ed.

London : Harper Collins, 2019

Abstract: Un gruppo di persone, tra di loro estranee, riceve l'invito del misterioso Mr Owen a recarsi per un fine settimana in una villa su un'isola. Il padrone di casa non è, però, presente ad accoglierli. Poco dopo, gli invitati cominciano ad essere assassinati uno alla volta seguendo le strofe di una filastrocca per bambini... Il capolavoro di Agatha Christie celebra il suo ottantesimo anniversario.

Pride and prejudice
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Austen, Jane

Pride and prejudice / Jane Austen ; [abridgement by Linda Jennings]

London : Puffin, 2018

Abstract: Il romanzo ha come temi principali l'orgoglio di classe del signor Darcy e il pregiudizio di Elizabeth Bennet nei confronti di quest'ultimo. La trama si concentra sulle vicende della famiglia Bennet, composta dai signori Bennet e dalle loro cinque figlie: Jane, Elizabeth (per gli amici Lizzy), Mary, Catherine (detta anche Kitty) e Lydia. L'obiettivo rimasto alla signora Bennet, vista la mancanza di un figlio maschio che possa ereditare la loro tenuta di Longbourn nell'Hertfordshire, è quello di vedere sposata almeno una delle sue figlie prima possibile

Somewhere beyond the sea
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Dickinson, Miranda

Somewhere beyond the sea / Miranda Dickinson

Sydney : Macmillan, 2018

Abstract: Can you fall in love with someone before you've even met? Seren MacArthur is living a life she never intended. Trying to save the Cornish seaside business her late father built - while grieving for his loss - she has put her own dreams on hold and is struggling. Until she discovers a half-finished seaglass star on her favourite beach during an early morning walk. When she completes the star, she sets into motion a chain of events that will steal her heart and challenge everything she believes.Jack Dixon is trying to secure a better life for daughter Nessie and himself. Left a widower and homeless when his wife died, he's just about keeping their heads above water. Finding seaglass stars completed on Gwithian beach is a bright spark that slowly rekindles his hope.Seren and Jack are searching for their missing pieces. But when they meet in real life, it's on the opposing sides of a battle. Jack is managing the redevelopment of a local landmark, and Seren is leading the community campaign to save it.Both have reason to fight - Seren for the cause her father believed in, Jack for his livelihood. But only one can win. With so much at stake, will they ever find what they are really looking for?Miranda Dickinson's Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a sparkling tale of love, life and finding magic where you least expect it.

A Skinful of Shadows
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Hardinge, Frances

A Skinful of Shadows / Frances Hardinge

London : MacMillan, 2017

The tenant of Wildfell Hall
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Brontë, Anne

The tenant of Wildfell Hall / Anne Brontë ; edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davies

London : Penguin classics, 2016

Nord e Sud
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Nord e Sud / Elizabeth Gaskell ; traduzione di Laura Pecoraro ; introduzione di Marisa Sestito ; a cura di Valentina Mastroianni e Lorenza Ricci

Città di Castello : Jo March, 2016

Abstract: 'Nord e Sud', a indicare due estremi in contrasto, fu il titolo voluto dall’editore, non quello pensato da Elizabeth Gaskell, che sul frontespizio immaginava il nome della sua eroina, Margaret Hale. Sono le due polarità geografiche e la maturazione della protagonista a fornire i temi cardine del romanzo, capolavoro della letteratura vittoriana: Margaret, trasferitasi da Helstone, fiabesco villaggio del Sud, a Milton-Northern, popolosa città manifatturiera del Nord, si trova bruscamente immessa nel mondo nuovo, e per molti aspetti irriconoscibile, prodotto dall’industrializzazione. La famiglia Hale, che coltiva valori tradizionali, è totalmente estranea alla frenetica vita del centro industriale in piena espansione, alla nascente lotta di classe fra padroni e operai, all’inquinamento e al degrado sociale. Eppure Margaret stringe presto amicizia con Bessy Higgins, una ragazza ammalatasi per le pessime condizioni di lavoro in fabbrica, e con il padre Nicholas, sindacalista impegnato attivamente nel movimento operaio: prendendo a cuore la famiglia, inizia a nutrire curiosità e interessi fino a quel momento sconosciuti. Subito complesso si rivela, invece, il rapporto con John Thornton, allievo del signor Hale e padrone di uno dei più importanti cotonifici di Milton: Margaret è combattuta tra l’ammirazione per l’uomo che si è fatto da solo, contando unicamente sulle proprie capacità, e l’ostilità per l’industriale che, a suo giudizio, è responsabile delle misere condizioni di vita dei suoi operai. Attraverso l’occhio di un’ anima incorrotta, Elizabeth Gaskell rappresenta così la corruzione dei tempi nuovi, e non li condanna. Anzi auspica soluzioni che sintetizzino i due opposti, la vita arcaica e quella moderna, in modo che la prima dia contenuto alla seconda. Grazie al vissuto doloroso, suo e dell’ambiente soffocato che la circonda, la sua eroina acquisisce identità, supera i pregiudizi e apprende una nuova etica, incarnando la ‘congiunzione’ fra passato e futuro, fra uomini e donne, fra padroni e operai. Fra Nord e Sud

A banquet of consequences
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George, Elizabeth

A banquet of consequences / Elizabeth George

London : Hodder, 2016

Abstract: The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his tragedy and how far might the consequences reach? Is there a link between the young man's leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge? After various career-threatening issues with her department, Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter with a bestselling feminist writer and her pushy personal assistant gives her a connection to the Cambridge murder, Barbara begs Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime.

Ragged Rose
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Court, Dilly

Ragged Rose / Dilly Court

London : Harper, 2016

Abstract: The heartwarming new novel from Dilly Court, the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of The Beggar Maid. With the fate of her family in her hands, Rose has to make a terrible choice. Be thrown onto the streets without a penny to her name, or watch her loved ones fall into ruin ... Rose is keeping a dreadful secret, and too scared to ask her strict father for help, it's down to her to keep her brother from the hangman's noose - whatever it takes. Her innocent sister Cora is on a different road to ruin, bewitched by a handsome cad whose intentions are anything but gallant. When Rose's father discovers that his children have disgraced his name he turns them onto the street. Penniless, homeless and with the noose tightening, Rose must rescue her brother and keep her sister from the streets, even if it means putting herself in the most terrible danger ...

The trouble with goats and sheep
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Cannon, Joanna

The trouble with goats and sheep / Joanna Cannon

London : Borough Press, 2016

Mothering Sunday
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Swift, Graham

Mothering Sunday : a romance / Graham Swift

London [etc.] : Scribner, 2016

Abstract: An intensely moving and beautifully written new novel from the Booker-prize winning author of Last Orders and Waterland

Last dance in Havana
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Ley, Rosanna

Last dance in Havana / Rosanna Ley

London : Quercus, 2016

Abstract: From bestselling author Rosanna Ley comes an exotic tale of love, family and friendship set between England and Cuba. Perfect for fans of Kate Furnivall, Dinah Jefferies and Leah Fleming

Girl by the river
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Jeffries, Sheila

Girl by the river / Sheila Jeffries

London Simon & Schuster, 2016

Abstract: Moments after she is born, Tessa Barcussy is branded as 'trouble'. On the same day, her father Freddie encounters a Romany Gypsy who makes a chilling prediction about Tessa's destiny. Freddie finds it so disturbing that he writes it down and hides it in a sealed envelope never to be opened, he hopes. Yet the gypsy's words haunt him as he bonds with his new baby daughter. Hyper-sensitive and rebellious, Tessa grows up a misfit, difficult to handle and disruptive. Freddie and his wife Kate struggle to raise this challenging child and nurture her creative gifts. Tessa feels that her path to happiness is chequered, growing up in the shadow of her sister, golden-child Lucy, and hiding a dark secret from everyone? Will the words of the Romany Gypsy come true? Or will they empower Tessa to finally become the person she was born to be?

The illustrated story of England
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Hibbert, Christopher

The illustrated story of England / Christopher Hibbert ; illustrated by John Broadley ; new chapter by Dr Seàn Lang

[London] : Phaidon, 2016

Abstract: A beautiful, quirky, illustrated edition of Phaidon’s compelling bestseller, celebrating the book's 25th anniversary This concise and fast-paced introduction to English history keeps the reader enthralled through the entire course of the country's political, economic, and cultural landscape, covering the whole sweep of English history from the Stone Age to the present. Its flowing narrative style, character sketches, and lively anecdotes bring the people and places of the past to life. In this newly illustrated edition, John Broadley’s unique tableaux-like illustrations capture the landscape, costumes, and characters of the history that Hibbert's text so vividly evokes.

East Devon & the Jurassic Coast
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Bradt, Hilary - Booth, Janice

East Devon & the Jurassic Coast : local, characterful guides to Britain's special places / Hilary Bradt & Janice Booth

Chalfont St. Peter : Bradt ; Guilford : The globe pequot press, 2016

Abstract: Slow East Devon and the Jurassic Coast is the most comprehensive - and only standalone - guide available to this region. Publication is timed to coincide with the opening of the Seaton Jurassic Visitor Centre. The guide includes best bus-assisted walks along the Jurassic Coast and insider knowledge which can only be gained by living in the area. Colourful and witty writing combined with the authors' enthusiasm for the area make this guide as much a pleasure to read as it is a useful companion for exploring. Included are the Dorset towns of Lyme Regis and Charmouth, brief descriptions of other coastal Dorset towns on the Jurassic Coast bus route as well as a detailed description of the geology of the entire Jurassic Coast. With an emphasis on car-free travel - walking, cycling and local buses - the detailed descriptions, historical and folk anecdotes, and personal accounts encourage visitors to explore each locale thoroughly and really get under its skin. Hand-picked places to eat and drink are selected by the authors based upon long-standing knowledge of the area, in consultation with local residents.

The dead in their vaulted arches
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Bradley, Alan

The dead in their vaulted arches : a Flavia de Luce novel / Alan Bradley

London : Orion, 2015

Abstract: Was their killer still at large? Could their killer be here at Buckshaw...? Two deaths, ten years apart, give Flavia de Luce the distraction she needs at a time when her family are more remote and dysfunctional than usual. Especially when a bizarre series of deadly events is casting a long shadow over everyone at Buckshaw. For Flavia, a gruesome crime to solve is only one of the mysteries confronting her, as she begins to unravel the shocking revelations surrounding the mysterious disappearance of her mother. And as she starts putting the clues together, she discovers an extraordinary tale of espionage and betrayal that may also be the key to her own destiny

The pursuit of love
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Mitford, Nancy

The pursuit of love / Nancy Mitford

London : Penguin, 2015

Abstract: Longing for love, obsessed with weddings and sex, Linda and her sisters and cousin Fanny are on the lookout for a perfect lover. But finding Mr Right is much harder than any of the sisters had thought. Linda must suffer marriage first to a stuffy Tory MP and then to a handsome and humourless communist, before finding real love in war-torn Paris...

The casual vacancy
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Rowling, J. K.

The casual vacancy / J.K. Rowling

London : Sphere, 2015

Abstract: A BIG NOVEL ABOUT A SMALL TOWN ... When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, thè town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford ìs, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind thè pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagen at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils ... Pagford is not what ìt fìrst seems. And thè empty seat left by Barry on thè Parish Council soon becomes thè catalyst for thè biggest war thè town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected re velati ons? A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is thè work of a storyteller like no other.